U.S. History Unit 4 Project: The New Republic (Chapters 11-13) Unit Theme = Expansion Time Period = 1800-1860
Unit 4 Project Workspace Period 6
Directions: This document serves many purposes.
1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations. 2. Record your preliminaryproject topic. 3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue. Let others know precisely what you are researching 4. Replace your research question/issue with a learningobjective for your presentation. What specifically do you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation. 5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation. 6. I also need to know the title of your project and the type of higher level thinking you have chosen.
Student Name
Step 1: Preliminary Topic Step 2: Research Question/Issue Step 3: Objective(s) for the presentation Step 4: Add trigger words for higher level thinking tasks
Type of Visual Aid
1 Vincent Liu
Title: The Grattan Massacre and the Battle of Ash Hollow: Death and Retribution Objectives:
1) Debate whether the military's handling of the situation was appropriate.
2) Evaluate how the situation could have been peacefully resolved. Trigger Word (analysis): Trigger Word (synthesis): Debate
Animation
2 Sarah Rolfsen
Title: The Great Hunger: A Great Immigration Objective: Analyze The Great Hunger's and the Irish immmigration's pros and cons from an Irish immigrants perspective and from an American's perspective. Trigger Word (analysis): Analyze and decide Trigger Word (synthesis): Analyze and decide
Prezi
3 Annie Benson
Title:American literature and arts: Three artists strike out on their own and become American originals Objective: Identify the top writers and artists of the expansion era. Trigger Word (analysis): Identify Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Power Point
4
5 Laura Pryor
Title: The American Gold Rush: An American Experience Objectives:
1) Generate ideas on how the American Gold Rush happened.
2) Compile information how The American Gold Rush had to do with the theme expansion. Trigger Word (analysis): generate Trigger Word (synthesis): compile
Power Point
6) Max Davidson
Title:Morse Code: the communication Revolution
Objectives:
1) Exsplain how Morse Code helped with the exspansion of amercia to the west.
2) Summurize how Morse aided future day communacation
3) Descirbe on paper how Morse Code is found in Bethoveen's 5th urabnization, northern industries,exspanision to west
Power Point
7.
8 Sydney M. Pell
Title: Freedom Songs: Wade in the Water and Follow the Drinking Gourd. Objective: 1. analyz the two songs that were part of the underground railroad 2. explain how it helped the slaves that were running away. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
video
9 ALEX KHOSLA
Title: Manifest Destiny: A New Discovery
Objective: Correctly answer 3 questions that relate to Manifest Destiny
10. Ashley Sapp
Title: The Oregon Trail: A step towards Manifest Destiny Objective: Explain how the Oregon Trail was significant to the expansion of America, and becoming closer to their goal of Manifest Destiny. Trigger Word (analysis): examine Trigger Word (synthesis): explain
Prezi
11 Dylan Arrigo
Title: Slavery: The fight to stop it Objective: Figure out why this event was so important for slaves. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
12.Kate Lehr
Title: Nat Turner : Not Your Typical Slave Objectives:
1) Defend your reason weather Nat Turner was overall helpful or harmful to the Southampton Insurrection.
2) Describe at least one of the visions that Nat had. Trigger Word (analysis): Defend Trigger Word (synthesis): Describe
Poster
13 Sophia Klaber
Title: The Transportation Revolution: An Expansion Equation Objectives: Describe the development in/of transportation in the United States. Trigger Word (analysis): describe Trigger Word (synthesis):
Power Point
14 Brendan Currie-O'Brien
Title: Idustrializing America: Four Inventions and Inventors that Helped Shape America Objective: Explain how the reaper, sewing machine, vulcanized rubber, and steel plow changed how we live today and preform everyday tasks. Trigger Word (analysis): Describe Trigger Word (synthesis): Explain
Power Point
15 Sam Ressler
Title: Transcendentalism: The First American Literature Objective: Identify how Transcendentalism changed American culture through the main influences. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
PowerPoint
16 Maria Fetty
Title: The Extension of Slavery: To the West Objective: Describe how slavery moved into the west. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
17 Alison Shapiro
Title: The Asylum Reform: From Punishment to Rehabilitation Objectives:
1) Defend why Dorothea Dix started the asylum reform
2) Explain how Dorothea Dix started the asylum reform Trigger Word (analysis): Analyze Trigger Word (synthesis): Defend
Prezi
18 Josh Snow
Title: The Underground Railroad: Dangerous Freedom Path Objective: Explain how the underground railroad worked!! Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
19 Andy Oppenheimer
Title: The Fall of Mexico City: The Mexican American War Objective: Tell how and why Mexico City fell to the Americans Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
PowerPoint
20 Bridget Waller
Title: Womens rights: aRIghts were gained. Objective: List three thing that changed for women over the years. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Prezi/ video
21 Mia D'Alesandro
Title: Irish Immigrants: Great Hunger Objective: Know if the Great Hunger decreased or increased through the years. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Prezi
22 Julie Opferman
Title: Americas Fist Highway Objective: Analyze and explain importance of the Erie Canal Trigger Word (analysis): Analyze Trigger Word (synthesis): Explain
PowerPoint
23 Corinne Collins
Title: The Cotton Gin: The Invention That Saved Minutes Objective: Explain what the Cotton Gin was and how it affected the way people worked. Trigger Word (analysis): Explain Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Prezi
24 Kaylin Vaughn
Title: Factory life and child labor during the industrial revolution. Objective: List one pro and con about factory life and child labor. Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
PowerPoint
25 Nathan Enterline
Title: German immagration Objective: Why did the germans come to America Trigger Word (analysis): ? Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
26 chas blango
Title: The Life of a 49er Objective: sumrize how the 49ers contribute to the expansion of the united states Trigger Word (analysis): sumerize Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Unit 4 Project: The New Republic (Chapters 11-13)
Unit Theme = Expansion
Time Period = 1800-1860
Unit 4 Project Workspace
Period 6
Directions: This document serves many purposes.
1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations.
2. Record your preliminary project topic.
3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue. Let others know precisely what you are researching
4. Replace your research question/issue with a learning objective for your presentation. What specifically do you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation.
5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation.
6. I also need to know the title of your project and the type of higher level thinking you have chosen.
Step 2: Research Question/Issue
Step 3: Objective(s) for the presentation
Step 4: Add trigger words for higher level thinking tasks
Objectives:
1) Debate whether the military's handling of the situation was appropriate.
2) Evaluate how the situation could have been peacefully resolved.
Trigger Word (analysis):
Trigger Word (synthesis): Debate
Objective: Analyze The Great Hunger's and the Irish immmigration's pros and cons from an Irish immigrants perspective and from an American's perspective.
Trigger Word (analysis): Analyze and decide
Trigger Word (synthesis): Analyze and decide
Objective: Identify the top writers and artists of the expansion era.
Trigger Word (analysis): Identify
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objectives:
1) Generate ideas on how the American Gold Rush happened.
2) Compile information how The American Gold Rush had to do with the theme expansion.
Trigger Word (analysis): generate
Trigger Word (synthesis): compile
Objectives:
1) Exsplain how Morse Code helped with the exspansion of amercia to the west.
2) Summurize how Morse aided future day communacation
3) Descirbe on paper how Morse Code is found in Bethoveen's 5th
urabnization, northern industries,exspanision to west
Objective: 1. analyz the two songs that were part of the underground railroad 2. explain how it helped the slaves that were running away.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Correctly answer 3 questions that relate to Manifest Destiny
Objective: Explain how the Oregon Trail was significant to the expansion of America, and becoming closer to their goal of Manifest Destiny.
Trigger Word (analysis): examine
Trigger Word (synthesis): explain
Objective: Figure out why this event was so important for slaves.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objectives:
1) Defend your reason weather Nat Turner was overall helpful or harmful to the Southampton Insurrection.
2) Describe at least one of the visions that Nat had.
Trigger Word (analysis): Defend
Trigger Word (synthesis): Describe
Objectives: Describe the development in/of transportation in the United States.
Trigger Word (analysis): describe
Trigger Word (synthesis):
Objective: Explain how the reaper, sewing machine, vulcanized rubber, and steel plow changed how we live today and preform everyday tasks.
Trigger Word (analysis): Describe
Trigger Word (synthesis): Explain
Objective: Identify how Transcendentalism changed American culture through the main influences.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Describe how slavery moved into the west.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objectives:
1) Defend why Dorothea Dix started the asylum reform
2) Explain how Dorothea Dix started the asylum reform
Trigger Word (analysis): Analyze
Trigger Word (synthesis): Defend
Objective: Explain how the underground railroad worked!!
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Tell how and why Mexico City fell to the Americans
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: List three thing that changed for women over the years.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Know if the Great Hunger decreased or increased through the years.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Analyze and explain importance of the Erie Canal
Trigger Word (analysis): Analyze
Trigger Word (synthesis): Explain
Objective: Explain what the Cotton Gin was and how it affected the way people worked.
Trigger Word (analysis): Explain
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: List one pro and con about factory life and child labor.
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: Why did the germans come to America
Trigger Word (analysis): ?
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?
Objective: sumrize how the 49ers contribute to the expansion of the united states
Trigger Word (analysis): sumerize
Trigger Word (synthesis): ?